Haiti

Haiti stands at a crossroads in which its democratic form of government as well as any chances of economic growth will only survive if the political factions of the nation unite in both resolve and vision to clean up the epidemic of corruption and inefficiency in their political system. If the Haitians fail to create a program for future growth and stability, they risk falling back into their centuriesold pattern of violence, oppression, human rights violations, and economic stagnation. It is important to note that while future stability in that nation must be supported by foreign aid, any program will fail unless the Haitian people themselves create change and take responsibility for their own destiny.

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from the Haitian political stage during a series of elections scheduled for 1995 (Trouillot, 1997, 2). Nevertheless, one of the most vocal critics outside of Haiti was Jimmy Carter's Heritage Foundation which had formerly been strong supporters of Aristide. The Heritage Foundation charged Aristide with circumventing Haiti's 1987 Constitution. In one of the more blatant instances of tampering with the Constitution, Aristide unilaterally placed the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) under Presidential domain. Shortly thereafter a series of rulings came down from this council which badly tilted the political process toward Aristide's ruling party, Lavalas. Some of the new regulations made it impossible for opposition parties to register for the 1995 elections (Tierney, 1995, 1). Unfortunately, worse tactics by Aristide and his supporters were displayed during the summer elections for local positions in the departments as well as national legislative positions. Aristide rebuffed efforts from his former friend, Jimmy Carter, to monitor the elections and both opposition parties and international media outlets and observers charged that the elections were rigged by rampant ballot tampering. Aristide supporters on the CEP dismi
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